Gate.



No 825,071. PATENTED JULY 3, 1906 G. F. PETTIT.

GATE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 16, 1905.

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Attorneys UNITED STATES GEORGE F. PETTIT, OF ENID, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.

GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 3, 1906.

Application filed November 16, 1905- Serial No. 287,711.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. PETTIT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Enid, in the county of Garfield and Territory of Oklahoma, have invented a new and useful Gate, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to gates, and has for its object to improve and simplify the gate for which Letters Patent of the United States No. 794,113 were issued to me July 4, 1905.

One object of this invention is to provide a gate embodying new and improved features of convenience, durability, and efficiency.

A further object of the invention is to provide a tilting gate having a latch pivoted to the supporting-post and arranged to latch the gate against displacement and in either an open oraclosed position.

IVith these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the gate in a closed position. Fig. 2 is a view of the improved gate in side elevation and open position. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the improved gate. Fig. 4 is a detail top plan view of the latch of the improved gate with associated parts.

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawings.

In its preferred embodiment the improved gate forming the subject-matter of this application comprises a gate-panel of any desired dimensions, pivotally secured by its lower corner between spaced supportingposts 11 and 12, as by the sleeve 13 upon the pin 14. To assist in operating the gate, a counterweight 15 is attached by the pivoted arms 16 and 17, as described in Patent No. 794,113.

Obliquely across the pivot-corner is secured a brace 18, having secured thereto a strip 19, extending the greater part of its length adjacent to and parallel with the brace 18 and secured at its opposite ends, as by the bolts 20. Above the pin 14, as at 21, is pivoted a latch-bar 22, extending obliquely between the brace 18 and strip .19. The latch-bar is provided with notches 23 and 24, disposed to engage the pins 25 and 26, passing through the bar 18 and strip 19.

For operating the gate a cable 27 may be mounted in any approved manner, as by passing through the pulley 28, attached to the top of post 12. The cable is attached to the gate by means of a bar 29, pivoted to the top bar 30 of the gate-panel, and ring 31 and link 32. Secured also to ring 31 is a link 33, which at its other end is pivotally connected with the extremity of the latch-bar 22.

With the parts assembled as shown in Fig. 1 the gate is held in a closed position by the notch 24. of the latch-bar, which engages the pin 26. To open the gate, the cable 27 is manipulated in any approved manner, the first result being that the bend in the cable at the ring 31 is straightened, thus lifting the notch 24 from the pin 26 and permitting the cable by drawing on the bar 29 to tilt the gate to the position shown in Fig. 2. As soon as the gate-panel is tilted and the strain on the cable released the notch 23 of the latch-bar engages the pin 25 and holds the gate in an open position. It is obvious that a pull on the cable when the gate is in the open position will operate similarly.

The cable may be manipulated in any convenient manner usually employed for such purposes.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. In a tilting gate, a supporting-post, a gate-panel pivoted at one corner to the post, a guide obliquely mounted on said panel, and a latch-bar pivoted to the post in contact with the guide arranged to hold the panel open or closed.

2. In a tilting gate, a supporting-post, a gate-panel pivoted at one corner to the post, a brace secured obliquely across the corner, a guide mounted on said brace, a latch-bar pivoted to the post and extending through the guideway and arranged to hold the gate open or closed and means to pivotally move the latch and gate.

3. In atilting gate, a supporting-post erected at one side of the roadway, a gate-panel pivoted at a lower corner to the post, a brace mounted upon the panel and extending obliquely across the corner, a guide mounted on said brace, a latch-bar pivoted to the post above the gate-pivot and extending through the guideway and provided with a notch to engage said guide to hold the gate in a closed position and with a notch to engage said guide to hold the gate in an open position and means for pivotally moving the latch and gate.

4: Inatilting gate, asupporting-post erected at one side of the roadway, a gate-panel pivoted at a lower corner to the post, a counterweight connected with the panel, a brace mounted upon the panel and extending obliquely across the corner, a guide-bracketoutstanding from said brace, a pin extending transversely across said guideway adjacent each end, a latch-bar pivoted to the post above the gate-pivot and provided with a notch in each of its opposite edges, the said bar extending obliquely downward through the guideway, a lifting-cable pivotally connected with the gate and forming an angle, a branch cable secured at one end to the angle and at the other to the end of the latch.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE F. PETTIT.

l/Vitnesses:

J. S. LIGHTFooT, F. J. BUTLER. 

